PREfast Warning 216 (Windows CE 5.0)

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216 - Compiler-inserted cast between semantically different integer types.
Additional Information: Boolean to HRESULT.Note   For this warning, the SCODE type is equivalent to HRESULT.

This warning indicates that a Boolean is being used as an HRESULT without being explicitly cast.

This is likely to give undesirable results. For instance, the typical failure value for functions that return a Boolean (FALSE) is a success status when tested as an HRESULT.

Example

Defective Source

return SomeFunction();

Corrected Source

if (SomeFunction() == true) {
    return S_OK;
} else {
    return E_FAIL;
}

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